Recent Content by EvaVic

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    If you were away from home without your hypo kit...

    i thought glucotabs were a food supplement are they as good as glucose tablets? my handbag weighs a ton but I need all the extra bits for 'just in case' it would be the one time I hadn't got it that I would need it
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    Type 2 Sugarfree confectionery

    I agree with Aldi lots of flavours. These seem to satisfy me. Aldis are the copy of Sula which are expensive as are the Wherthers. I looked for ages to find the Wherthers in Ireland and tured out to be expensive. The sweeteners don't seem to affect me (pity)!
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    Type 1: flying to New Zealand?

    Thanks for the links.
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    Type 1: flying to New Zealand?

    I'm heading off to New Zealand in a few months and would like to know if I can carry food into the country with me. We aren't doing any stop overs. When travelling to USA years ago the sniffer dog found me and I was asked was I carry any food. When I said I had diabetes I was told that was...
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    Warning: Chocolate Cake Horror

    I find if I deny myself the treat whatever it is to take then as I'll binge later on instead. Better to have one little piece than a whole load of rubbish later
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    Holiday food is great but hard to treat for!

    www.foodfocus.co.uk your daughter doesn't need to lose weight but when u join up there is a way of inputting ingredients so at the end you will have an idea of the carb etc content.
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    Gluten Free and Vinegar

    Just having a look at the on line cookery books and in the gluten free one it says all vinegar is gluten free (including barley malt vinegar) but I thought barley contained gluten? Or does it go through a process so its ok to eat?
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    Diabetes in Films and on TV

    It wasn't Katy in Emmerdale there was one in Corrie though that stuffed herself full of sugar. and last nights Emmerdale she's not diabetic she has an eating disorder but there is a diabetic it it and she is constantly drinking and never seems to have a problem with low blood sugars after dring...
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    Banners

    Does anybody else NOT like the banners on the website. They seem to move and change so fast, they make me sick.:yuck: I have to scroll down the page so I don't have to look at them so its hard to see what the topics are.